2021
Fanci-FANCD2 Promotes Genome Stability and DNA Repair By Down-Regulating BLM Helicase Activity
Liang F, Nagarajan A, Pillai M, Sung P, Kupfer G. Fanci-FANCD2 Promotes Genome Stability and DNA Repair By Down-Regulating BLM Helicase Activity. Blood 2021, 138: 1113. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-152218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA end resectionReplication forksGenome stabilityDNA repairResection activityRAD51 recruitmentEnd resectionAmino acid deletionBloom syndromeFanconi anemiaMutant cellsFA DNA repair pathwayAcid deletionDNA damageDNA damage hypersensitivityReplication fork collapseBLM helicase activityEfficient DNA repairHolliday junction dissolutionDNA damage repairDNA repair pathwaysRAD51 foci formationDouble Holliday junction dissolutionIsolation of proteinsHU sensitivity
2019
UAF1 DNA Binding Activity Is Critical for RAD51-Mediated Homologous DNA Pairing
Liang F, Miller A, Tang C, Sung P, Kupfer G. UAF1 DNA Binding Activity Is Critical for RAD51-Mediated Homologous DNA Pairing. Blood 2019, 134: 2497. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-130435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomologous DNA pairingHomologous recombinationDNA binding activityDNA repairDNA bindingDNA pairingHomologous DNAFanconi anemia DNA repair pathwayHR efficiencyFA core complexDNA damageDNA damage sensitivityDNA damage resistanceDNA-binding mutantSynaptic complex assemblyBinding activityE3 ligase activityDNA damage repairDNA repair pathwaysPresynaptic complex formationFANCD2 deubiquitinationGenome maintenanceComplex formationDeubiquitinase complexMutant proteins
2015
NUCKS1 is a novel RAD51AP1 paralog important for homologous recombination and genome stability
Parplys AC, Zhao W, Sharma N, Groesser T, Liang F, Maranon DG, Leung SG, Grundt K, Dray E, Idate R, Østvold AC, Schild D, Sung P, Wiese C. NUCKS1 is a novel RAD51AP1 paralog important for homologous recombination and genome stability. Nucleic Acids Research 2015, 43: 9817-9834. PMID: 26323318, PMCID: PMC4787752, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombinationDNA replication fork progressionChromatin-associated proteinsVertebrate-specific proteinReplication fork progressionDNA damage responseDNA repair pathwaysNew replication originsNumber of proteinsExtensive sequence homologyImpairs DNA repairGenome stabilityLimited functional dataChromosome stabilityFork progressionDamage responseReplication originsHR pathwayPhenotypic effectsDNA repairRepair pathwaysSequence homologyTumor suppressionSame DNANUCKS1